Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT: I.C.T

CLASS:  SS 2

DATE:

TERM: 3rd TERM

 
WEEK 6

TOPIC: ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL) SERVICES I

Electronic Mail Services

DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL

 Electronic mail, most commonly abbreviated as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from one source (author) to many destinations (recipients) through the internet.

ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES

Electronic mail services allow users to utilize one or more of the following services:

1. Send/Receive mails: This is one of the major services rendered by an email. The user is able to send files in form of messages, picture, movies, and software and so on.
2. Chat: E-mail provides its users with services such as Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MSN messenger and so on. With the email address, the users are able to access the chat services to add friends in order to chat with them

CREATING EMAIL ACCOUNTS

Creating an email account enables one to have an e-mail address which can be used to send and receive mails to and from friends and loved ones. Some websites offering free email services are : Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, Gmail and so on.

Steps involved in creating Email Account with Yahoo

To create a free account with yahoo mail, follow the steps below:

1. Open the internet explorer and type www.yahoo.com in the address bar.
2. On the yahoo web page, click on Sign UP.
3. Fill in your personal data particulars.
4. Type the proposed e-mail address you want to use.
5. Click on check availability.
6. If it has been used by someone, the computer will suggest another e-mail address for you. Select from the options offered you.
7. Type your password and re-type your password to confirm.
8. Type the code shown in the registration window.
9. Click on create my account. Unless yahoo brings you back to the new account signup form to correct some information you entered, you will see the following screen confirming that your new Yahoo email address has been created and is ready for use.
10. Click on continue button, and you will be redirected to yahoo homepage. You can always know if you are logged into your yahoo account when you see yahoo welcome with a greeting Hi!, followed by your first name.
11. To access your emails just click on the Mail link on the left hand side of the yahoo home page.

Steps involved in opening Mail Box

To open the yahoo mail box, the username and the password are required: Follow the steps below:

1. Open the internet explorer and type www.yahoo.com in the address bar. On the Yahoo web page, click on Sign In.
2. On the window that is displayed, type the username feature of the e-mail address that was created previously inside the Yahoo! ID textbox.
3. Inside the password textbox, type the password of the email address.
4. Click the Sign In button to navigate to your yahoo home page.
5. To view your mail, click on mail at the right hand side of the yahoo home page. The yahoo mail box pops up.

USING YAHOO MAIL TO SEND EMAIL

To compose and send messages follow the steps below:

1. Click on New button
2. Type the recipient address in the To text box
3. Type the subject title in the Subject text box.
4. Type the message content in the white text area below the subject field.
5. Click on the Send command button.

Using Yahoo Mail to Read/Received Email(s)

To check the mail received from a friend: 

Click on the inbox link.

READING ASSIGNMENT: HiiT @ School, Computer Studies for Senior Secondary Education. Chapter Five, pages 116 - 117.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

OBJECTIVES

1. …………. is a method of exchanging digital messages from one source (author) to many destinations (recipients) through the internet. (a) Internet    (b) email    (c) pinging    (d) lettering
2. Electronic Mail Services allow users to utilize one of the following (a) Chat    (b) ping    (c) upload    (d) download
3. ……………. is the first step in creating an account with yahoo mail. (a) Type your password    (b) Fill in your personal data  (c) Click on sign up  (d) Open the internet, and type www.yahoo.com
4. ………….. is the second step in creating an account with yahoo mail. (a) Open the internet explorer    (b) Fill in your personal data     (c) Click on sign up (d) Type the proposed email address you want to use.
5. Creating an email account enables one to have a/an ……………………… (a) System    (b) website    (c)email address    (d) cyber café 

THEORY

1. State the steps involved in creating email account with yahoo.
2. State and explain the two () services email provides